AccreditationSerono Symposia International Foundation (http://www.seronosymposia.org) has submitted the main congress program of the “3rd World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology (COPHy)” (Istanbul, Turkey, March 22-25, 2012) for accreditation by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

The “3rd World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology (COPHy)” (Istanbul, Turkey, March 22-25, 2012) is designated for a maximum of 10 (ten) hours of European external CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association towards the Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credit to AMA PRA category 1 credit, please contact the AMA.For Italian participantsEACCME Serono Symposia International Foundation has submitted, in compliance with the procedures indicated by the Italian Ministry of Health, the main meeting program of this event n. 13776 - 11003518 entitled the “3rd World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology (COPHy)” (Istanbul, Turkey, March 22-25, 2012) to the Italian National Commission for Continuing Medical Education

The CME accreditation is valid for the main congress program only and does not cover the company-sponsored symposia.

ISO 9001 CertificationSerono Symposia International Foundation has received the ISO 9001 Certification of Quality Management Systems. This Quality certification requires all participants to fill in a scientific questionnaire and to evaluate the overall quality of the event. Questionnaires will be distributed onsite during the congress.

The “2nd World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology (COPHy)” (Barcelona, Spain, March 3-6, 2011) was designated for a maximum of 15 (fifteen) hours of European external CME credits.